My name is Michael, and I'm currently enrolling students in my stretch classes for the 2006 year. My stretching/conditioning classes are positive and motivating, and are designed to inspire dancers and gymnasts of all levels to reach their peak in their flexibility, and give them the edge they need! I'm now giving individual tuition to students in the Sydney/Central Coast/Newcastle areas!

Splits are one one of the most challenging stretches to accomplish, and require regularity in your stretching routine to perfect them. Do you get frustrated at times because some days are harder than other days? I'm able to give you all the answers and the support you need to do all of the splits 100% perfectly, and in a short time. I also help you to set goals (short and long term), so you're always continually making progress. The first class is free! (in Sydney, the Central Coast and Newcastle).

CALL FOR VIDEO SUBMISSIONS FOR A WEEKEND OF TEXAS CONTEMPORARY DANCE 2007

To the Dance Community,
It is time to submit requests for A Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance at Miller
Outdoor Theater. If you are interested in submitting a piece to be reviewed and
presented at this concert on September 21 & 22, 2007, please submit the following:

1. Tape (cued to the piece) or DVD

2. Hard copy of these notes: Track title and number, title of the piece, company
name, duration, and number of dancers.

3. Any notes that may not be evident in the piece (you will not be using live
musicians, you are replacing dancers, you only want to present the first section,
you are changing the costumes, etc)

4. A self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like it returned

PLEASE DO NOT GIVE US YOUR ONLY ORIGINAL COPIES IF POSSIBLE.

If you plan on presenting work between now and the end of the season (July 31) in
Houston, please email me so that we can make arrangements to get a copy later or
have someone see the performance live.

You may also propose a new work by submitting an example of your choreography with a
summary of the new piece you would like to choreograph.

Please mail submissions to:

Dance Source Houston
PO Box 130661
Houston, TX 772190-0661
We look forward to seeing your work and starting off another great season with A
Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance!

Application seminar & walk-through at the Queens Museum of Art
Saturday, April 14 at 2pm
Applicants are strongly encouraged to attend this free application seminar. This is
an opportunity to tour the museum where all rehearsals and performances will take
place. Meet the panelists who will explain the application process, review criteria,
and answer any questions. Discuss how proposals can be strengthened, taking into
account the possibilities and limitations in the use of the available areas in the
museum as a performance space.

TOPAZ ARTS and Queens Museum of Art announce the fifth anniversary of Dance in
Queens. This annual summer dance residency offers choreographers and their dancers a
unique opportunity to rehearse and perform at the Queens Museum of Art. Four
choreographers will receive free rehearsal space, a stipend of $500 and a public
presentation of their work at the museum. Choreographers from all five boroughs of
New York City may apply.

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Open Call for Entries to Queens Artists
Project Diversity Queens
Deadline: May 1, 2007 (postmarked)
A project of the Queens Council on the Arts

Queens NY artists are invited to enter work for consideration to be included in
Project Diversity Queens. This multi-venue exhibition of work by scores of Queens
artists will be shown at galleries and alternative art spaces throughout the
borough. Project Diversity Queens is presented by the Queens Council on the Arts
(QCA), and produced by Project Diversity founder Danny Simmons (Cofounder/Vice
Chair, Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation), with the endorsement of Queens Borough
President Helen Marshall, and New York City Council Member Domenic M. Recchia, Jr.,
Chairperson, Committee on Cultural Affairs.

Application Criteria and Requirements:
• Project Diversity is exclusively open to artists who live or actively create in
Queens
• Artists may submit up to three (3) entries. All entries must be available for
exhibition from September 1 to October 31, 2007. All works must be
installation-ready with all components supplied by the artist
• Artists must provide descriptive and technical info for each entry (see
application)
• Entries may be submitted by jpeg, CD/DVD, or slides, only
• Videos must be compiled onto one CD/DVD, with each entry clearly labeled
• Applicants must submit an Artist Statement and a Resume

Dance on Camera is getting HOT as major universities, festivals,
museums, as well as independent artists present filmâ€™s oldest
partner â€“ dance!

After 100 years of dancers working with filmmakers, recognition and
curiosity in this complex and multi-faceted artform is picking up all
over the world.
John Rockwell, The New York Times, January, 1, 2006 wrote that "The
Dance on Camera Festival is..
"where the allusiveness of dance meets the intimacy of film to create
a new kind of magic" The earliest film directors recognized the
immediacy and emotional power of dance. The two arts, dance and film,
have enjoyed a passionate, sometimes stormy marriage ever since.
Today the genre of dance film/video continues to evolve as dancers
collaborate with writers and directors around the world to create
innovative narratives, shorts, features, documentaries, and screen
adaptations of choreography originally made for the stage. Dance on
camera is the art of choreographing cinema that is burgeoning around
the world.

Dance Films Association, Inc. (DFA), a non-profit, tax-exempt, member-
supported service organization, promotes excellence in dance on
camera and public awareness of the artform through festivals,
screenings, publications, grants, and workshops. Its many partners
help to bring its touring programs to a wide public. Susan Braun
founded the organization in 1956 after a futile search for films on
her favorite dancer, Isadora Duncan. A tireless pioneer, Ms. Braun
devoted her life to finding, showcasing, preserving and championing
dance films and videos until her death in 1995. Ted Shawn, the
founder of Jacob's Pillow, was DFA's charter member.

Initiated in 1971 to foster creativity and encourage collaborations
between dancers and film makers, DFA's annual Dance On Camera
Festival provides an overview of the field and a meeting ground for
artists to share ideas. Entrants (generally about 250 from 22
countries) regularly attend the festival. The winner of the festival
receives a cash award. Every year, excerpts from select entries are
shown on Classic Art Showcase, and other cable programs. For the
screenings in the tour outside of New York, the filmmakers receive a
honorarium. DFA is a founding member of MAD, Media and Dance network
of over 30 dance film festivals around the world. To commemorate
DFA's fiftieth anniversary, DFA began a new program, The Susan Braun
Award/Young Choreographers Initiative, to encourage and support
America's finest choreographers and filmmakers to create works
specifically for the camera. The winner will develop a short work
with a team of mentors and a cash award from DFA.

These programs are made possible through DFA's touring program
sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York State
Council on the Arts, Capezio-Ballet Makers Foundation, The Howard
Gilman Foundation, the members of DFA, and the Susan Braun Trust.

International University "Global Theatre Experience" (IUGTE) under
support of "Art Universe" has announced the *competition for free
participation* *in the International Acting-Directing Laboratory *for
directors, actors, dancers, choreographers and teachers interested in
*collaboration
perspectives in Ukraine for 2008-2009*.

The Lab will take place on *August 27 - September 1, 2007 *

at *Donetsk Academic State Theatre of Opera and Ballet *

Donetsk , Ukraine

To apply, please send your detailed CV and a brief letter of motivation
to info@iugte.com Places are limited.

The project is supported by Donetsk Region State Administration
Department of Culture and Tourism.

Nationally recognized arts organization in Southern California seeks a Dance Education Director to help lead the development of an innovative curriculum model. The Dance Education Director’s main responsibilities will include the management of the core dance program, recruiting and working with other dance faculty and accompanists, and managing outreach programs.

If you or anyone you know would like to be included in
the following DRC Directory categories, please reply
with their contact information and the appropriate
category to be included in. Thank You - DRC

We need help! The DRC is an all volunteer
organization that depends on the help of individuals
just like you. Following are a list of open volunteer
positions. If you or anyone you know
is interested
please reply as soon as possible.

Fiscal Receivership Assistant (2-3 hours per
week) -
Duties include: Inputting name and dollar amount into
a form letter, printing the form letter and
corresponding envelope, mailing letters out.

Dancezine Production Assistant (3-5 hours,
every two months) -
Duties include: Picking up and approving the
Dancezine proof, printing out mailing labels,
addressing and sealing the magazine, Dropping
magazines off at the bulk mailing center. Volunteer
should live near the Pasadena area.

Screendance: The State of the Art 2 / Call for Proposals
NOW ACCEPTING REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSIONS

The American Dance Festival, “one of the nation’s most important
institutions,” (New York Times), collaborates with Douglas Rosenberg for
Screendance: State of the Art 2, Curating the Practice/Curating as
Practice. The conference is scheduled to take place July 10-13 on the
campus of Duke University, and will overlap with the ADF’s 13th annual
Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance and
a shared performance as part of the ADF’s 75th Anniversary Season.
Registration forms and submission details now available at the
[http://www.americandancefestival.org/projects/screenDance.html] ADF
website.

The symposium invites screendance makers, scholars, programmers, and
curators from across the globe to join in an international dialog on the
issues of curating and criticality. Directed by video artist and dance
filmmaker Douglas Rosenberg, the conference aims to facilitate an ongoing
discussion about the shared concerns of dance and media, while striving to
build, strengthen, and define the international screendance community.
Participants will gain exposure to the field’s most cutting-edge
theories, research, and observations through four days of panels,
presentations, screenings, and demonstrations. As members
of the ADF community attendees will have additional access to networking
opportunities and the option of attending a world premiere as part of the
ADF’s 75th anniversary performances.

Guidelines for Proposal Submissions
Screendance: State of the Art 2, Curating the Practice/Curating as
Practice welcomes the
[http://www.americandancefestival.org/projects/screenDanceProposals.html]
submission of papers and presentations that critically address the issues
of curating and its relationship to screendance. Submitted papers must
include a 250 word abstract and authorial bio. The conference also welcomes
proposals for curated programs to be presented for screening, discussion,
and curatorial critique.

Deadline for proposals is Friday, April 11, 2008.

Register for Conference
To attend the four-day symposium and participate in the ADF’s 75th
anniversary celebrations, applicants are encouraged to submit an early
[http://www.americandancefestival.org/projects/screenDanceRegistration.html]
registration form and fee to the ADF by Monday, May 12, 2008.

For more information on Screendance: State of the Art 2, Curating the
Practice/Curating as Practice, please visit the
[http://www.americandancefestival.org/projects/screenDance.html] ADF
website.

Questions should be directed to
[mailto:adf@americandancefestival.org?subject=Screendance%20Call%20for%20Proposals]
adf@americandancefestival.org or 919.684.6402.

This message was sent by: American Dance Festival, Box 90772, Durham, NC 27708

Residency Opportunity for Dancer/Choreographers
The Dance Omi International Dance Collective
in Ghent, New York, USA

Application Deadline:
March 2, 2009
Residency Dates:
August 11 to September 2, 2009

10 international dance artists will be selected for a 3-week collaborative residency. Culminating in 2 INFORMAL showings at the Omi campus and in New York City, the most unique aspect of this program is it’s gently facilitated process that emphasizes exploration and collaboration, not performance. Professional Dancer/Choreographers of ALL styles (Modern, Ballet, Improv, Ethnic Dance, etc), who have the desire to share ideas and process with dancers from around the world, should apply. It is recommended that applicants do not have specific projects in mind, but come open to working with others on jointly conceived projects. It is also imperative that all applicants have a genuine openness to collaborating with artists of different dance backgrounds.

This is an opportunity to do a really quite simple job that needs to be filled or
our performance this weekend will not go on.

Could you or anyone you know help? If so, send them my way ASAP.
rachelnarhi@gmail.com<mailto:rachelnarhi@gmail.com>
206-354-6375

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With the Seattle Sostice Fire Festival rescheduled due to snow to the weekend of
January 10-11th, our previously secured Technical Assistant cannot do the new date
because he has another show. OFDT needs someone to fill his shoes for the
performance and tech rehearsal. Seattle Center is not offering us a proper dress and
tech rehearsal, so we need to have one of our people in place to assist their sound
guy.
Basically, the Technical Assistant tells the sound guy when to push play and when to
pause. It's a really short show and there are less than 10 cues.

Responsibilities include:
- Attend the technical and spacing rehearsal on Thursday January 8th from 7-9:30pm.
This is to learn cues (less than 10) and practice before the show.
- Attend sound check with the Seattle Center sound technician 3:30pm Saturday.
(Makes sure the CD works and is loud enough)
- Call sound cues to the sound technician during the performances. ( Tell him when
to hit play and stop, which you'll have learned Thursday.)
- Giving 15 and 10 minute warning to performers and safeties for places

Submit videos, no longer than three minutes in length, containing any
formof artistic expression including, but not limited to, dance, spoken
word, poetry, and song.

This contest is a call for engagement and action.Videos will be judged on
originality, creativity, effectiveness, and production quality. Four
winners (two in each of the age categories: 14-17 years and 18+ years; one
non U.S., one U.S.) will receive the grand prize: an all-expense-paid,
two-week cultural exchange program to the United States (for the non-U.S.
winners) or from the United States to a country to be determined (for the
U.S. winners).

Members of the ExchangesConnect international social network community
will vote on their favorite top 40 video entries, and these entries will
then will be ranked by a prestigious panel of judges who are ECA program
alumni. In addition to receiving global recognition of their videos-on the
ExchangesConnect network and through other promotional venues-the four
grand prize winners will be eligible to participate in a fully-funded
international exchange program of approximately two week's duration. (Visa
eligibility applies.)

Don't Delay: Contest closes January 26, 2009.

Winners will be announced March 16, 2009. Create your videos now for a
chance to win an international experience of a lifetime.Promotional and more
info can be found at: http://exchanges.state.gov/news/ovc.html.

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